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17 8.00PM Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2011 -07 amending the Official Zoning Map of the City by rezoning 1.572 acres, more or less, out of the B.F. Donaldson Addition located at 328 South Guadalupe Street. from "CC" Community Commercial District to "GC" General Commercial District, including procedural provisions and consider adoption of Ordinance 2011 -07 . At approximately 8:15 p.m. Mayor Guerrero opened the Public Hearing. There being no further comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 8:15 p.m. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Council Member Terry and a second by Council Member Thomason, the City Council voted (7) for and (0) opposed, to adopt Ordinance 2011 -07 on the first of two readings. The motion carried 18 8.00PM Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Ordinance 2011 -08 pertaining to two contiguous tracts of land out of the J.M. Veramendi Survey So. 2. Abstract No. 17, located on Telluride Street near Post Road ; approving an amendment to the Future Land Use May from " C " Commercial to "MDR" Medium Density Residential for an 8.38 acre, more or less tract of land and from "HDR" High Density Residential to "MDR" Medium Density Residential for a 9.87 acre more or less, tract of land; amending the Official Zoning May of the City by rezonin2 said 8.38 acre tract from "GC" General Commercial District to 'IMF-12" Multiple - Familv Residential District and said 9.87 acre tract from "FD" Future Development • District to "MFR" Multiple- Family Residential District; and including procedural provisions; and consider adoption of Ordinance 2011 -08. At approximately 8:19 p.m. Mayor Guerrero opened the Public Hearing. Nick Doncov, 461 Briarwood, submitted a written statement on this issue to Council. He spoke against the Aspen Heights project and is concerned about the urban sprawl that it could create. Don Briggs, 470 Briarwood, stated that his main concern is the privacy of the people who have been living there for 25+ years. The Aspen Heights folks talk about a 25 ft buffer zone, but he already deals with that and these apartments can see into my house and see right over the trees. The buffer zones are being destroyed. He also stated that watershed is another problem. Dianne Wassenich, 11 Tanglewood, stated that she thinks the Council needs to be thinking about all the apartments going on here. She doesn't believe the figures, and that we need to fmd out how many apartments we have in San Marcos. Gerry Halfrich, 340 Briarwood, stated that he had concerns with the drainage problems that the Aspen Heights project would cause and asked that Council please not allow something that would put them at risk. •